The small town of Whitewater, Wisconsin is now asking President Joe Biden for help after the once safe town is dealing with the “acute” immigration crisis.
Daniel Meyer, the police chief and John Weidl, the city’s manager, sent Biden a letter asking for assistance in dealing with the influx of illegals.
The letter details sexual assaults, an explosion in unlicensed drivers on the road and a “critical humanitarian issue.”
“Our law enforcement staff have responded to a number of serious crimes linked to immigrants in some manner, including the death of an infant child, multiple sexual assaults, and a kidnapping,” the letter states.
“Communicating with an immigrant population that generally speaks only Spanish has been a challenge we’ve worked to overcome by the use of costly translation software.”
The two also noted how trust has been shattered between immigrants and police, leading to false documentation and time wasted on investigating cases.
“We’ve also encountered a significant trust barrier between the immigrant population and law enforcement. In many cases, this has led to individuals providing false documents and misleading our staff, which further increases our time involved in investigating cases,” it continued.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson visited the community in November, saying that the media has focused heavily on cities such as Chicago and New York, but failed to highlight the effects the border crisis has had on small towns.
“Whitewater is still a safe community, but the root cause of these issues is our nation’s wide open southern border. I have said many times that our open border presents a clear and present danger to national security. Six million people have crossed our borders since President Biden took office. That’s more people than live in the entire state of Wisconsin. We must secure our border,” Johnson said.
